The Austin Sports Journal highlights 30 girls basketball players to watch across the Austin–San Antonio area entering the 2026–27 season.
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Attendance at the UIL girls basketball state championships dropped by more than 3,000 fans in 2026, reigniting debate over whether the event should remain at the Alamodome in San Antonio or move to a more central location such as Waco.
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Lancaster used an 18-7 second quarter to defeat Austin Westlake 51-37 and claim the UIL Class 6A girls basketball state championship Saturday night at the Alamodome.
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Championship week has arrived for Texas high school girls basketball. Here’s the full 2026 UIL state tournament schedule, ticket information and game times at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
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Dallas Lincoln used a dominant defensive performance and balanced scoring to defeat Fredericksburg 77-49 and win the UIL Class 4A Division II girls basketball state championship at the Alamodome.
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Decatur repeated as Class 4A Division I champion while Wall captured its ninth title and Hitchcock won its first in UIL girls basketball state championship games at the Alamodome.
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Cedar Park used stifling defense and senior leadership to defeat Kerrville Tivy 41-33 in the Class 5A Division II Region IV championship at Llano High School, advancing to the UIL state tournament for the fourth time this decade.
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Seventeen South Central Texas teams remain alive in the UIL girls basketball playoffs. Here’s a breakdown of the contenders, Cinderella stories and regional champion predictions.
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See photos from Monday's girls basketball playoff game between the Lago Vista Vikings and the New Braunfels Long Creek Dragons.
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Lago Vista earned its first Class 4A playoff victory and first postseason win since 2022 with a 60-33 win over New Braunfels Long Creek in a UIL bi-district playoff game Monday night in Kyle.
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Liberty Hill used a dominant first quarter and strong second-half push to defeat Cedar Park 39-32, securing second place in District 25-5A and the district’s top Class 5A Division II seed.
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Legendary Georgetown coach Rhonda Farney wins 2025 Pat Summitt National Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Eagles to a 33-4 season and a UIL state semifinal appearance. Continue reading Georgetown head girls basketball coach Rhonda Farney earns national coaching award
Meet the Austin Sports Journal’s girls basketball All-Austin Metro award winners for offensive and defensive players of the year, small school player of the year and coach of the year.
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Meet the 2024-25 Austin Sports Journal All-Austin Metro girls basketball honorees in Class 6A, 5A and 4A & below.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 UIL girls basketball state championships, including ticket information, game previews and schedule. Continue reading UIL girls basketball state tournament: Scores, schedule and ticket information
Having played the role of the underdog all season, Cedar Park has showed time and time again throughout the playoffs that teams shouldn’t underestimate them. Continue reading Cedar Park relishing the role as underdog heading into state tournament (w/video)
See the schedule for first-round girls basketball playoff games featuring Austin-area teams. Bi-0district playoff games will take place Monday and Tuesday. Continue reading 2024 UIL girls basketball playoffs: Bi-district schedule for Austin-area teams
The UIL girls basketball playoffs begin on Monday. Here are five teams and 10 players to watch in this year’s postseason. Continue reading UIL girls basketball playoff preview: Austin-area teams and players to watch
